Dangerous Politics

Understanding and coping with immigration detention: Social identity as cure and curse

“… There are exceptions, including those serving indefinite sentences for public protection (Annison, ), or life sentences. …”

The Policymakers’ Dilemma: Change, Continuity and Enduring Rationalities of English Penal Policy

“…The initial drive for penal reform, including moderation in sentencing, bore some fruit in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The discredited Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence was abolished (Annison, 2015); the Act sought to limit what many campaigners regarded as the unnecessary use of custodial remand; it increased court powers to impose suspended sentences; and to simplify elements of sentencing law and rules relating to prisoner release on licence. In the face of substantial pressure from Conservative MPs, magistrates' sentencing powers were not increased.…”

Book review: The Voluntary Sector and Criminal Justice

“…In summary, Preventive Justice provides an important analysis of the theoretical, empirical and normative issues raised by the developments surveyed, whose value is bolstered by the authors' willingness to engage with the criminological literature, including the sociology of punishment literature that has made criminology such a vibrant field of inquiry. There is, however, also an increasing recognition in the criminological community of the value of work that engages in sustained, nuanced analysis of the political processes that underpin, influence and inform penal policy change (see, for example, Annison, 2015;Rogan, 2011). Preventive Justice and the Power of Policy Transfer provides a thoughtful analysis of the role of policy transfer, building upon existing work in this field to provide important insights into penal policymaking.…”